Spotlight on the News continues its look inside the Detroit mayoral race with candidates Saunteel Jenkins and Fred Durhal III ...

Spotlight on the News will look inside the Detroit mayoral race and the current mood of Michigan residents as it relates to ...

Hundreds gathered on the east lawn of the Michigan State Capitol Saturday to protest former President Donald Trump on his ...

Thousands are expected to attend the "No Kings" protest in Lansing at the State Capitol in association with demonstrations ...

2025 Summer Solstice Jazz Festival banner, featuring event name, dates, and design elements used for promotion. Fri, Jun 20-Sat, Jun 21, 2025; East Lansing, MI – WKAR joins the City of East ...

The MSU Museum, in partnership with WKAR Public Media and with support from MSU Federal Credit Union, is excited to announce ...

The Spartan statue donned a birthday hat Monday morning as alumni nearby kept a watchful eye on the campus landmark turning 80 years old. Jennie Rankin is an engagement and outreach archivist at ...

The Whartons were married for nearly 75 years. Updated June 10, 2025 at 9:44 a.m. Dolores Duncan Wharton, the wife of former Michigan State University President Clifton R. Wharton Jr. has died ...

Bats typically roost in places like barns, chimneys and trees. Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources is encouraging residents to report bat roosts. These are the places where bats sleep and ...

On this day, Marian Anderson made U-M history as first Black female speaker, and Slaughterhouse Five was freed from a school ban in Michigan.

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On this day in 1953, an F5 tornado tore through Genesee County, killing 116 and injuring hundreds more in one of Michigan’s deadliest storms.